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Where is the policy number on the green card?

When you take out a car insurance policy, you will receive a policy number from the insurer. This policy number is linked to your insurance. After concluding the insurance policy, you will also receive a green card from your insurer. A green card is an international insurance certificate with which you can show that your car is insured. The green card contains the most important information about your car insurance, such as the insured number, the period during which the car is insured, in which countries the car is insured, the card number and the insurer's contact details. Your policy number is also listed on your green card, but where exactly? In this article we explain it to you.

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What is the car insurance policy number?

When you take out car insurance, you are assigned a policy number. A policy number is a personal, unique code under which the insurer or agent registers your car insurance. The policy number is always stated on the policy schedule which you receive from the insurer. You need the policy number to make changes to your car insurance, to report damage or to cancel the insurance. The policy number is also on your green card and is part of the green card number.

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Difference between policy number and green card number

The policy number and the green card number are two different numbers. However, your policy number is part of the green card number. The green card number is printed on your green card and consists of 3 parts: the policy number of your car insurance, the insurer's code and the code of the country you live in. Together these three parts form the green card number. When filling in a European claim form, always fill in the Green Card number.

Where exactly is the policy number on the green card?

You will find the green card number under point 4 Country code/insurer code/number on your green card. Below that is the Green Card number, which looks like this:

  • First the country code, the letters NL
  • After this there are 3 digits. This is the insurer's code
  • Finally comes the policy number of your car insurance. This is a longer number sequence

So although the green card number is almost the same as the policy number, it is not quite the same.

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